Hosted by Elder Gallery of Contemporary Art, Off the Plantation features work by Carla Aaron-Lopez (aka kingcarla), Dammit Wesley, Fart.PDF, Kiana Mui, Kyle Mosher and Sir Will. Timed entries available October 8-10, 2020 to experience Part One – Off the Plantation: Prelude. Part Two will debut in February 2021.
**Time slots for Thursday, October 8 are full. Please select a time on Friday, October 9 or Saturday, October 10.**
American plantations did not simply die and become ghosts of the south on January 13, 1865. The plantation has disguised itself under the hood of American capitalism, and the cruelty of plantation culture has served as capitalism’s NOS-filled engine firmly rooting itself into the DNA of America.
On the plantation, capitalism grew into a unique economy where white is right and the dollar rules everything around me. A powerful system that was created to support institutional racism that exploits those who conform to whiteness and punishes those who do not. No institution has been spared.
In the art world, the heartless capitalistic message is transmitted by unspoken musts, where success is celebrated in hushed spaces of refinement – by educational pedigree – with high society endorsements. To be included is rare. To be accepted can mean conformity.
This is a show about emancipation from the capitalistic values that deliver a message of exclusion. This show marks the revolution of the artist. We are working our way #offtheplantation.
Part One – Off the Plantation: Prelude will take place October 8-10 at the gallery with timed entry between 5-9 pm each day. Entries limited to maintain social distance. Masks required. Performance and experienced focused, Part One will set the stage for Part Two, which will take place February 18-20, 2021.
